User Manual

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Wah Formant
Shifter
The Wah Formant Shifter shifts the harmonic content of the sound. However, in contrast to
the Wah Frequency Shifter, it preserves the dependencies of the harmonics, as well as the
fundamental frequency. As a result, you can play single lines in a regular fashion, while the
formant shifting affects the character of your instrument. When “Manual” is positioned to the
center, no formant shifting is applied. Move “Manual” up or down to shift the character from
the original. Please note that the Wah Formant Shifter only works with single notes. Chords
will sound odd in most cases.
Since the Wah Formant Shifter is based on a pitch shifter algorithm, you will also find the
parameter “Pitch Shift”. This gives you the option to shift the fundamental frequency up or
down in semitones. At the lowest pitch, or longest delay, it will resonate on an E major chord.
Wah Parameters
 Manual
This is the base value for the wah effect. It determines the zero or heel position of the pedal. When “Pedal Mode” is
set to “Off”, “Manual” controls the static pedal position.
 Peak
This parameter controls the intensity of the effect. The actual choice of the physical parameter depends on the effect
type: for wah wah, and other filter effects, the “Peak” control varies the Q-factor (resonance) of the filters. On other
effects, it controls the feedback of the effect, which is somewhat similar to Q-factor or resonance.